The utility of a video game system in rehabilitation of burn and nonburn patients: A survey among occupational therapy and physiotherapy practitioners

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 768-775

  Fung, Vera ^a   So, Ken ^b   Park, Esther ^a   Ho, Aileen ^c   Shaffer, Jennifer ^b   Chan, Elaine ^d   Gomez, Manuel ^b  

^a Outpatient Services   (Canada)

^b Department of Clinical Research ^*  (Canada)

^c Inpatient Trauma/Complex Care Program   (Canada)

^d St John's Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BURN; BURN PATIENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NINTENDO WII; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RECREATIONAL THERAPY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77957577227     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181eed23c     Document Type: Article

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